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Method for enclosing products in a package having a handle

a technology of packaging and products, applied in the directions of packaging foodstuffs, packaging goods, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problem that consumers dislike handling packages of uncooked poultry

Active Publication Date: 2012-01-17
PRETSITEK KORP
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"The invention is a method and article of manufacture for a product that is enclosed in a tubular material. The method involves weighing the product, moving it from one position to another, and using a ram to push the product off the conveyor and into the tubular material. The product is then attached to the tubular material with clips at each end, allowing a hand to be placed between the ends of the tubular material when the product is encased. The technical effect of this invention is a more secure and comfortable grip on the product during transportation and handling."

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Some consumers dislike handling packages of uncooked poultry.

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[0017]While the invention may be susceptible to embodiments in different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and herein will be described in detail, a specific embodiment with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the principles of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to that as illustrated and described herein. For example, the present disclosure describes the method and apparatus as used to encase whole dressed chickens. The same method and apparatus can be used for other whole poultry, for poultry parts, such as turkey breast or cut-up parts, or for any other material that one may wish to enclose in packaging material, such as hams, sausages, cheeses, or other food or non-food products, without departure from the invention.

[0018]The apparatus 20 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in diagrammatic format in plan view in FIG. 1 and in elevation view in FIG. 2. The apparatus 20 has a ...

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Abstract

An apparatus for encasing product in a tubular material with a handle is described. The apparatus of the preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a delivery conveyor, a ram located on a first side of the delivery conveyor, a product horn located at a side of the delivery conveyor opposite the ram, the product horn having a first end and a second end, the first end adjacent the delivery conveyor and the second end remote from the delivery conveyor, a sealer configured to form tubular seamed casing about the product horn, a printer in data communication with a scale, a clipper located at the second end of the product horn, and a plurality of tag handles feeding through the printer and to the clipper.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention is generally directed to a system for enclosing products, such as poultry, hams, or other materials, in package having a handle. The invention will be described for use in packaging whole dressed poultry, but the invention can be used cut-up poultry parts or for other materials, food or otherwise.[0002]The poultry industry sells chickens either as whole dressed birds or as cut-up parts. A consumer can buy a whole dressed chicken, can buy one dressed chicken cut up into parts, or can buy a package of, for example, just legs or just wings. In the two latter situations, the chicken parts are conventionally placed in a disposable tray, typically polystyrene foam, in order to hold the parts together. Some poultry producers place whole dressed birds on these trays also.[0003]Prior-art methods of packaging poultry include wrapping the poultry in a clear plastic material and placing the poultry in a plastic bag. Some methods include shrinking ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65B61/14B65B51/04
CPCA22C17/0093B65B9/15B65B51/04B65B61/14B65D75/56B65B25/00
Inventor HASCHKE, EGGO
Owner PRETSITEK KORP
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